Importance Only one-third of patients with complex psychiatric disorders engage in specialty
mental health care, and only one-tenth receive adequate treatment in primary care. Scalable …

Background: Primary care practices in underserved and/or rural areas have limited access
to mental health specialty resources for their patients. Telemedicine can help address this …

Objective Managing complex psychiatric disorders like PTSD and bipolar disorder is
challenging in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) delivering care to US residents …

Purpose Availability of mental health services is limited in the rural United States. Two
promising models to reach patients with limited access to care are telehealth referral and …

The new information age in which we live is an exciting time to be a part of mental health
care, as advances in telecommunications technologies have made it increasingly possible …

Introduction: Integrating behavioral health (BH) and primary care is an important strategy to
improve health behaviors, mental health, and substance misuse, particularly at community …

Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bipolar disorder are common in primary
care. Evidence supports collaborative care in primary care settings to treat depression and …

Objective To describe clinical diagnoses from telepsychiatrist consultation in safety net
primary care settings for adult patients screening positive for bipolar disorder, PTSD, or both …

Background Individuals with bipolar disorder commonly present for treatment in primary care
settings. Collaborative care and colocated specialty care models can improve quality of care …

Recent literature supports the efficacy and efficiency of telemedicine in improving various
health outcomes despite the wide variability in results. Understanding site-specific issues in …